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Release Date: Nov 17, 2014
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Liner Note Author: Matt Bauer .
Recording information: Total Experience Sound Studios, Hollywood, California.
Photographer: Jim Houghton.
Arranger: Bobby Martin .
Gerald Alston & the Manhattans -- Winnie "Blue" Lovett, Ernest Bivins and Kenny Kelly -- are mellow as Moet on this sophisticated soul showcase. Remakes of "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" and "Tomorrow" sound like originals; they stamped their imprint on the two pop classics so definitively you forget about other versions. The eloquent "Am I Losing You" is an understated and heart-rending ballad. The chugger "Movin'" is the only uptempo number, while "Everybody Has a Dream is a motivational piece. Alston sings like a Baptist preacher on the Dr. Martin Luther King-inspired message song. Despite Blue's depressing spoken intro, "Goodbye Is the Saddest Word" is not as depressing as the title or Blue's opening suggests -- it has a buoyant midtempo beat and a happy-go-lucky feel. ~ Andrew Hamilton
Recording information: Total Experience Sound Studios, Hollywood, California.
Photographer: Jim Houghton.
Arranger: Bobby Martin .
Gerald Alston & the Manhattans -- Winnie "Blue" Lovett, Ernest Bivins and Kenny Kelly -- are mellow as Moet on this sophisticated soul showcase. Remakes of "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" and "Tomorrow" sound like originals; they stamped their imprint on the two pop classics so definitively you forget about other versions. The eloquent "Am I Losing You" is an understated and heart-rending ballad. The chugger "Movin'" is the only uptempo number, while "Everybody Has a Dream is a motivational piece. Alston sings like a Baptist preacher on the Dr. Martin Luther King-inspired message song. Despite Blue's depressing spoken intro, "Goodbye Is the Saddest Word" is not as depressing as the title or Blue's opening suggests -- it has a buoyant midtempo beat and a happy-go-lucky feel. ~ Andrew Hamilton
Tracks:
1 - There's No Good in Goodbye
2 - Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
3 - Tomorrow
4 - Share My Life
5 - Am I Losing You
6 - Happiness
7 - You're My Life
8 - Goodbye Is the Saddest Word
9 - Movin'
10 - Everybody Has a Dream
11 - Don't Say Goodbye [Single Version]
12 - Here Comes the Hurt Again [Single Version]
13 - Everybody Has a Dream [Single Version]
14 - Am I Losing You [Alternate Version W/O Rap]
15 - Don't Say Goodbye [X-Rated Version]
16 - Here Comes the Hurt Again [X-Rated Version]
17 - That's Not Part of the Show [X-Rated Version]
2 - Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
3 - Tomorrow
4 - Share My Life
5 - Am I Losing You
6 - Happiness
7 - You're My Life
8 - Goodbye Is the Saddest Word
9 - Movin'
10 - Everybody Has a Dream
11 - Don't Say Goodbye [Single Version]
12 - Here Comes the Hurt Again [Single Version]
13 - Everybody Has a Dream [Single Version]
14 - Am I Losing You [Alternate Version W/O Rap]
15 - Don't Say Goodbye [X-Rated Version]
16 - Here Comes the Hurt Again [X-Rated Version]
17 - That's Not Part of the Show [X-Rated Version]